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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Dean Schoedinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Scott Allan Kendall, Lexington, KY (US);
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A business method includes imaging documents with an imaging device placed at a location. Media usage is monitored over a cellular network. Upon the media reaching a predetermined level, workers provide additional media. Workers exist in the 'gig' economy and have preplaced media. No longer do users change or swap media in media trays. Packaging materials bundle the media. For use, only a portion of the packaging materials is opened thereby revealing an end of the media. Both the packaging materials and the exposed media are inserted into a reusable media shell in a manner making the media available for picking by the imaging device. Other embodiments are envisioned.